ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति । भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥ ६१ ॥
īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ’rjuna tiṣhṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā
Translation
The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjun, making them revolve by His power as if mounted on a machine.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे अर्जुन! ईश्वर सब प्राणियों के हृदय में स्थित है, और अपनी माया से सब प्राणियों को यंत्र पर चढ़े हुए की भाँति घुमाता रहता है।
Commentary
The image is of beings riding a machine (yantra), the body and nature, which moves according to their karma, with the Lord seated in every heart. It can sound fatalistic, but read with the next verse it becomes a call: since the Lord is already within, turn to Him.
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